21世纪大学英语(一)翻译

Translational writing

Unit 1

我算不上是一个“冒尖”的学生。但我专心、勤奋，凭借着

I wouldn’t view myself as a “star” student,but I know I was

以常人两三倍的努力，完成了中学的学业，进入了大学。

hard-working and focused.I got through high school and into college with twice as much effort as others.

我知道大学是个全新的领域，要在人生这一阶段取得成功，

I know college is a new frontier, The fundmental secret for

最重要的秘诀在于作为一名大学生的自觉性:

successful college life lies in one’s awareness as a college student : 集中精力，努力学习，以新的知识和信息重新打造自己。

Concentrate, work hard and reshape yourself through new knowledge and information.

我在高中时曾经参加过一次全国数学竞赛。

In high school ,I once entered a national mathematics competition. 我没有获任何奖项，心中感到很愧疚

I didn’t win any place and was overwhelmed by feelings of quilt.

觉得自己辜负了数学老师格林先生的期望。

I thought I had failed to live up to the expectations of Mr.Green,my mathematics teacher.

但是格林先生告诉我，我们(所要)追求的并不只是第一，更重要However,Mr.Green told me that we should be in quest of was not Number One and what mattered was to

的是要不断完善自己。

Keep on improving ourselves.

这些话一直牢记在我心中，帮助我不断向自己的目标奋进。

I’ve kept those words in mind all along since then,and they’ve truly helped me come closer to my goals

目光语言是肢体语言最重要的组成部分。

Eye language is the most significant element of body language.

在日常生活中，人们有时用眼睛来交流思想。眼神交流的规People often communicate with eye contact in their daily life. 则依赖于我们所处的文化。

Yet the rules of eye contact depend on the culture in while we live. 同样一个看，在不同文化中表达不同的意思，这未免使人感到困惑。The same look conveys different meanings in different cultures,which can easily confuse us.

例如，在中国文化中，因做了坏事受到长辈质问时，你的眼睛很Take this example:in Chinese culture,you are more likely to lower 可能会往下看，以示顺从。

your eyes as a sign of respectful obedience when your elders address you

而在美国文化中情况就不同了。事实上，美国成年人喜欢年轻人However,this does not hold ture in American culture.In fact,

在看着他们的脸是表现出来的诚实和直截了当。

American adults appreciate the honest directness,shown by youths who look them in the face.

爱迪生在发明实用灯泡的过程中，经历了许多次失败。

When trying to make practical light bulbs,Edison experienced many failures.

我听说，他有过999次不成功的尝试，直到第1000次时才成功。I read that he had made 999 unsuccessful attempts.but that he succeeded on his 1000th trail.

这些描述也许不准确，但这并不重要。

The accounts might not be entirely accurate ,but is not important.

重要的是，面对巨大的困难爱迪生继续前进。

What really matters is the fact that Edison pushed on in the face of great difficulties

这种毅力和决心，使他成为近代史上最伟大的发明家

It was his unusual persistence and determination that enabled him to become the greatest inventor in modern history. （inventor）。